Officials at airport attempted to coerce her into signing papers relinquishing her permanent status [View all]

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Farmad and her family had traveled to Iran last month to visit
relatives and her husband, Masoud Samet, had returned home without
incident on Jan. 6. She stayed with other family members to attend a
wedding.

When the group arrived Saturday, her brother, a U.S. citizen, was
immediately allowed back in. She and her mother and her son were held.

"They are OK, but they are very tired and the situation was unexpected and very horrible," said her husband.

Attorneys who filed legal action demanding Farmad's release accused
officials at the airport of attempting to coerce her into signing papers relinquishing her permanent resident status.

Farmad, who has lived in the United States for five years, is scheduled to take her oath of citizenship on Feb. 13.

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